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To: RetiredNow who wrote (213166)	12/12/2004 9:45:48 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587507

What they taught us is that Bible literalism is not a good use of our intellect. How convenient... Al

To: RetiredNow who wrote (213166)	12/12/2004 9:52:21 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1587507

RE: "If my son is taught creationism as anything other than a fable, I'd be forced to remove him from that school." I never saw any problem with presenting creationism as one of the options that some people believe in. My issue is when religion, especially those that have a lot of violence in them (e.g. Christianity, specifically Catholicism) is forced down children's throats. Regards, Amy J

To: RetiredNow who wrote (213166)	12/12/2004 4:54:09 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587507

Well, actually, that creationist trype is pretty silly. If my son is taught creationism as anything other than a fable, I'd be forced to remove him from that school. I'd say most Christians do not believe in creationsim. I went to Catholic schools until college and our priests were firm believers in evolution. What they taught us is that Bible literalism is not a good use of our intellect. They taught us that perhaps God did guide the evolutionary process to ensure that self-aware humans emerged, but ultimately evolution is the theory best supported by the evidence Catholics do accept evolution, in fact the current Pope endorsed it so to speak a while back. But American Evangelical Christians are entirely a different story. In fact around 45% of Americans think that the earth was created around 6000 - 10000 years ago and that Darwin was a nutcase. This is pretty much the value crowd that is solidly Republican. Ohio, Kansas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania are examples of recent attempts (of varying success) to attack evolution, and it is seen as a religious issue. The approach is to claim that evolution is a "church of Darwin", hence a religion itself. The current incarnation of creationism making strides is so called Intelligent Design (spearheaded by the Discovery Institute in WA). Their goal is to cast doubt on evolutionary theory and then demand that schools "teach the controversy" by teaching "Intelligent Design" which is just a pile of crap. School boards in "red" states or "red counties" are susceptible unfortunately to this nonsense. You seem to be in tune with religion in USA politics. You should look into this issue, because it is larger than you are aware of. www.talkorigins.org is an excellent place to start.